I. Sometimes you can see a living national symbol. For example, the kiwi is the symbol of New Zealand. The kiwi lives only in this country, it is a bird but it does not have a tail, no wings. The

National symbols

I. Sometimes you can see a living national symbol. For example, the kiwi is the symbol of New Zealand. The kiwi lives only in this country, it is a bird but it does not have a tail, no wings. The kiwi lives in forests and prefers to spend its time in the dark. The kiwi weights only 2 kg but it has a very good appetite, the bird eats fruit and insects.

The bird is the symbol of the people of New Zealand. You can see the kiwi on the New Zealand post stamps, coins, the name of the New Zealand national football team is The Kiwis.

II. Australia. Kangaroo is the national symbol of Australia where it lives. Of course you saw this amazing animal on TV or in a film. The kangaroo has strong legs, they allow the animal to jump. A large kangaroo can cover a distance of 9 meters in a single leap. It is impossible to imagine Australia without kangaroo. You will see the image of this animal practically everywhere.

III. The national symbol of the United States Of America is the eagle. The Americans say that this bird is a symbol of courage and power. Eagle is very large, it can fly very well and it builds its nests on the top of the mountains where no man can go. These birds hunt only during the day. At night they sit on their nests.

IV. Canada. A red maple leaf is the symbol of Canada. During her visit to Canada in 1860 the Queen Victoria wore the maple leaf as a symbol of this country. The song “The Maple Leaf Forever” became Canada’s national song. During World Wars the maple leaf was on the badges of Canadian soldiers.

V. The national symbol of The United Kingdom is the rose. In the 15^th century two rich families- the Lancasters and the Yorks- quarreled about who must be the king of England. Their armies fought a long war. The Yorks used a white rose as their symbol and the Lancasters used a red rose. The war ended when the member of the House of Lancaster married a woman from the House of York and became the King Henry VII. He made a red rose with white pedal the symbol of England. Now you can see this rose on all British coins.

Questions:

1. This bird lives in forests and eats insects:

2. This animal jumps very well

3.Eagles always build their nests on the top of the…

4.What colour is the symbol of Canada?

5. What was on the badges of Canadian soldiers?

6. This flower was the symbols of the Yorks.

7. In America eagle is a …

Replace the numbers with the letters and read an English proverb

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